The two things that many cherish and hold dear that I have found to be of little value or importance in my life would be -- getting credit for and being right.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
vt. 珍爱;怀有;爱护;抚育;
💡 cher=char可爱的+ish表动词，如finish → 珍爱
"I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude."
我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情.
近义：appreciate, love, prize, relish, revere, savor
反义：underestimate, undervalue, downplay, disesteem
vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
n. 价值，价格;意义，涵义;重要性;（邮票的）面值;
vt. 评价;重视，看重;估价，给…定价;
💡 val(strong)+ue(名词后缀)→价值；估价；尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
近义：appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure
反义：snub, coldshoulder
n. 重要性;重要地位，显著;骄傲，自大;
💡 im进+port拿，运+ance名词后缀→带有意义的状态→重要性
"an awareness of the importance of eating a healthy diet"
认识到健康饮食的重要性
近义：influence, ascendancy, predominance, prevalence, prominence, pull
反义：nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
n. 信誉，信用;[金融]贷款;荣誉;学分;
vt. 相信，信任;归功于;[会]记入贷方;赞颂;
💡 cred相信，信任+it表名词 → 信任；学分
"Chip and PIN is designed to combat credit card fraud."
智能卡系统是专为防止信用卡诈骗设计的。
近义：loan, ascribe, assign, attribute, accredit, accommodation
反义：invoice, bill, charge, expense
vt. 拿住，握住;保留，保存;扣留，拘押;容纳;
vi. 拿住，握住;同意，赞成;保持不变;有效;
n. 握住;保留;控制;
💡 形码：h-old：老人（old）紧紧握住车上椅子（h）以保持平衡。
"The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer."
警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。
近义：seize, fasten, grab, argue, maintain, sustain
反义：unhand